diff --git a/pvDataApp/Makefile b/pvDataApp/Makefile
index 237ac33..aeb282b 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/Makefile
+++ b/pvDataApp/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 TOP = ..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+DIRS += misc
 DIRS += pv
 DIRS += factory
 DIRS += test
diff --git a/pvDataApp/misc/Makefile b/pvDataApp/misc/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5bec0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pvDataApp/misc/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+TOP=../..
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+
+INC += requester.h
+INC += serialize.h
+INC += bitSet.h
+INC += byteBuffer.h
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
+
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/bitSet.h b/pvDataApp/misc/bitSet.h
similarity index 100%
rename from pvDataApp/pv/bitSet.h
rename to pvDataApp/misc/bitSet.h
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/byteBuffer.h b/pvDataApp/misc/byteBuffer.h
similarity index 100%
rename from pvDataApp/pv/byteBuffer.h
rename to pvDataApp/misc/byteBuffer.h
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/requester.h b/pvDataApp/misc/requester.h
similarity index 100%
rename from pvDataApp/pv/requester.h
rename to pvDataApp/misc/requester.h
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/serialize.h b/pvDataApp/misc/serialize.h
similarity index 100%
rename from pvDataApp/pv/serialize.h
rename to pvDataApp/misc/serialize.h
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/Makefile b/pvDataApp/pv/Makefile
index 88392ec..5051490 100644
--- a/pvDataApp/pv/Makefile
+++ b/pvDataApp/pv/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ TOP=../..
 include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
 
 INC += pvIntrospect.h
-INC += bitSet.h
-INC += requester.h
-INC += byteBuffer.h
-INC += serialize.h
 INC += pvData.h
 
 include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
diff --git a/pvDataApp/pv/convert.h b/pvDataApp/pv/convert.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1883d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pvDataApp/pv/convert.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* convert.h */
+#include <string>
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include <map>
+#ifndef CONVERT_H
+#define CONVERT_H
+#include "pvIntrospect.h"
+#include "pvData.h"
+
+namespace epics { namespace pvData { 
+
+
+    class Convert {
+    public:
+        Convert();
+        ~Convert();
+        void getFullName(std::string *buf,PVField *pvField);
+        void getString(std::string *buf,PVfield *pvField,int indentLevel);
+        void getString(std::string *buf,PVfield *pvField);
+        void fromString(PVScalar *pv, StringConstPtr from);
+        int fromString(PVScalarArray *pv, StringConstPtr from);
+    private:
+        Convert(); // not implemented
+        Convert(Convert const & ); // not implemented
+        Convert & operator=(Convert const &); //not implemented
+        class Convert *pImpl;
+    };
+
+    extern Convert * getConvert();
+    
+}}
+#endif  /* CONVERT_H */